I am mother to the bean children: Bean-girl, age seven, and her five-year old sister, the Legume. This is my space--both public and private--to vent, rant, muse, and reflect.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

She says what she thinks

This morning Bean-girl and I attempted to make homemade playdoh. The "non-sticky" recipe was a wet, sticky, gloppy disaster that in no way resembled what comes out of those colorful Playdoh cans. I tried fruitlessly to knead the stuff, getting most of it stuck between my fingers.

Bean-girl, I said. Can you use the wooden spoon to get this off my hands?

She regarded me solemnly. Mommy, she said. I think sometimes you get in trouble.You're right, I said. Sometimes I do. Do you ever get in trouble?